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388964

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in her Department.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
uin	6333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/07/2015 16:15:29 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

388965

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which funding streams she plans to reduce in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6472 6473 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388967

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects she plans to reduce funding for in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6473 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388968

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries she plans to reduce funding in 2015-16 to implement the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit for 2015-16 announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6472 6474 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388969

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the £1 billion reduction in her Department's expenditure limit announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on the Government's commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development’s budget was not adjusted at the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 6471 6472 6473 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:10:53 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388669

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what conditions are attached to the financial aid her Department provides to Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	6109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID is providing no financial assistance directly to the government of Burma. Our policy is that none of our bilateral aid is provided directly through central government systems, only through United Nations organisations, trusted international and local NGOs and, where circumstances allow, to authorities at the township level.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/07/2015 13:29:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

388671

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to support the residents of the village of Susiya in the West Bank in the event of the village being demolished.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	6132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is funding the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to provide free legal support to Palestinian communities threatened with forced eviction, demolition and displacement and is also providing £1.1 million of technical assistance to support Palestinian villages at risk of demolition action to meet the requirements of the Israeli planning system. The UK will continue to raise concerns about demolitions and displacement with the Government of Israel on a regular basis and at the highest levels.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:29:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

388672

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the conflict in Yemen on the number of Yemeni refugees fleeing to other areas in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	6296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Djibouti and Somalia have received most Yemeni refugees since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen in March 2015 based on available data. Humanitarian agencies report that approximately 9,583 Yemenis have fled to Djibouti and 2,113 have fled to Somalia. Data on the number of Yemenis who have fled to others countries in the Middle East is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/07/2015 13:27:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

388674

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on tax reform, helping developing countries to collect tax from multinational companies and the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting process.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID and HM Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly to discuss issues of common interest, including tax and development. We have worked closely to progress the G20 agenda on tax and development to ensure that developing countries can participate in the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) process and are able to implement its outputs. At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced increased resources for the HMRC capacity building unit that I established in 2013, to recruit a dedicated team of experts to tackle tax avoidance and evasion in developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 13/07/2015 16:33:09 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388675

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is continuing to take part in joint development programmes with the World Bank in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	6253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The World Bank suspended its operations and projects in Yemen in March 2015. More detailed information on the suspension can be found at: <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/03/11/world-bank-suspends-operations-in-yemen" target="_blank">http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/03/11/world-bank-suspends-operations-in-yemen</a></p><p> </p><p>As a result of the World Bank’s decision and the increase in conflict in Yemen, DFID suspended its “Yemen Mutual Accountability Framework” and “Building an Evidence Base “programmes with the World Bank. We are however continuing to work with the World Bank on a Country Economic Memorandum for Yemen which is nearing finalisation.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed information about all DFID-funded programmes in Yemen can be found at: <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/YE/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/YE/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/07/2015 13:48:28 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz